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P r i n t e r C o m m a n d s

A p p e n d i x A : P r i n t e r C o m m a n d s A-17

PJL Commands

Table A.3

PJL Commands

Command

Command Description

Parameters

Example

COMMENT

Causes PJL to accept the command
line as a comment.

ESC% - 12345X@PJL(CR/LF)
@PJL COMMENT(CR/LF)
* * Beginning of JOB * * (CR/LF)
ESC% - 12345X

DEFAULT

Sets default value for environment
variables.

PAPER,
ORIENTATION,
MANUALFEED,
SYMSET,
PITCH,
POINTSIZE,
COPIES,
FORMLINES,
AUTOCONT,
TONERSAVE,
POWERSAVE,
BAUDRATE,
ROBUS,
TYPEFACE

ESC% - 12345X@PJL(CR/LF)
@PJL DEFAULT=A4(CR/LF)
ESC% - 12345X

INFO

Requests a specified category of
printer information, such as printer
model number, printer memory
available, configuration, status,
environment variables, and
unsolicited status variables.

ID,
MEMORY,
VARIABLES,
ENGINE,
CONFIG

ESC% - 12345X@PJL(CR/LF)
@PJL INFO ID(CR/LF)
ESC% - 12345X

ECHO

Returns the portion of
the command to the host
computer.

ESC% - 12345X@PJL(CR/LF)
@PJL ECHO(CR/LF)
This is Echo Test(CR/LF)
ESC% - 12345X

INITIALIZE

Resets current variables to factory
default values.

ESC% - 12345X@PJL(CR/LF)
OPJL INITIALIZE(CR/LF)
ESC% - 12345X

RESET

Resets current variables to user
defined values.

ESC% - 12345X@PJL(CR/LF)
@PJL RESET(CR/LF)
ESC% - 12345X

UEL/SPJL

Exits current printer language and
returns control to PJL.

ESC% - 12345X

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